Marbled Wood Quail

Odontophorus gujanensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
GenusOdontophorus (Wood-Quails)
SpeciesOdontophorus gujanensis (Marbled Wood Quail)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at San Lorenzo Protected Forest

1 Verified sightings at San Lorenzo Protected Forest From 2019 to 2026

865 Verified sightings across all 21 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Marbled Wood Quail

The marbled wood quail (Odontophorus gujanensis), also known as the Amazonian wood quail, is a species of bird in the New World quail family. It has an extensive distribution in Central America and the northern part of South America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The marbled wood quail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other quail like birds in the genus Tetrao and coined the binomial name Tetrao gujanensis. Gmelin based his description on the Comte de Buffon's "Le Tocro ou Perdrix de la Guyane" and John Latham's "Guiana partridge". The marbled wood quail is now placed with around 14 other species in the genus Odontophorus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The genus name Odontophorus is from Ancient Greek meaning "bearing teeth", from odous "tooth" and pherō "to carry". The specific epithet gujanensis means "from the Guianas".

Eight subspecies are recognised: O. g. castigatus Bangs, 1901 – southwest Costa Rica and northwest Panama O. g. marmoratus... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest

Ortalis cinereiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Penelope purpurascens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~10%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
5	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
7	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
8	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
17	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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